Obselidia is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Diane Bell, starring Michael Piccirilli, Gaynor Howe and Frank Hoyt Taylor. The film won two awards at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival: the Excellence in Cinematography award and the Alfred P. Sloan Prize.[1]

Obselidia
Directed by	Diane Bell
Written by	Diane Bell
Produced by	Chris Byrne Ken Morris Matthew Medlin Sheri Davani
Starring	Michael Piccirilli Gaynor Howe Frank Hoyt Taylor Chris Byrne Kim Beuche Michael Blackman Beck Linda Walton Grant Mathis
Cinematography	Zak Mulligan
Edited by	John-Michael Powell
Music by	Liam Howe
Release date	January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) (Sundance)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

On his quest to catalogue soon obsolete occupations, George (Piccirilli) a librarian joins forces with a silent film projectionist (Howe), and together they journey to Death Valley to interview a maverick scientist (Hoyt Taylor) who is predicting the imminent end of the world.

Cast

• Michael Piccirilli – George
• Gaynor Howe – Sophie
• Frank Hoyt Taylor – Lewis
• Chris Byrne – Mitch
• Kim Beuche – Jennifer
• Michael Blackman Beck – Paul
• Linda Walton – Linda
• Grant Mathis – Monk

Reception

The influential film critic Todd McCarthy wrote in Variety that it was "gentle, intelligent, gorgeously made and utterly eccentric."[2] It was widely acclaimed for its "sheer beauty"[3] and for being "a true original."[4]

Awards

• Excellence in Cinematography. Sundance 2010 Film Festival[5]
• Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Sundance 2010 Film Festival[6]
• Juried Best Feature. Ashland Independent Film Festival 2010
• Alfed P. Sloan 2010 Grantees. TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2010.

See also

• Sundance Winner

References

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (May 2010)

Further reading

• Variety
• Ashland Film
• Tribeca

External links

• Obselidia at IMDb